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1. Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 Question 2 Candidates are required to answer the question Read the whole answer and award marks as follows Communication award a mark out of 10 according to the instructions in 2 1 Language award a mark out of 5 according to the instructions in 2 2 2 1 award a mark out of 10 for Communication Generic mark scheme for Communication Question 2 i ii iii v Place the appropriate numbered tick as close as possible to each relevant communication point in the body of the answer Award ticks flexibly across the tasks for each piece of relevant information conveyed up to a maximum of 10 HOWEVER each of the 3 tasks must be covered to get the 10 communication marks e If 1 of the tasks is missing the maximum communication mark is 9 e If2o0fthe tasks are missing the maximum communication mark is 8 Add up the ticks to give a mark out of 10 for Communication For COMMUNICATION e look for a verb finite or infinitive before awarding a mark Lists without a verb will not score e see Appendix Il for rules on how to decide whether a verb is accurate enough to convey meaning e for language other than verbs use rules in Question 1 look alike sound alike etc e misplaced adjectives negatives and adverbs will not usually compromise communication LISTS a maximum of 3 marks for communication lists of 1 3 items 1 mark2. Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 SECTION 2 Question 3 Candidates answer 1 question from a choice of 3 Read the whole answer and award marks as follows e Communication award a mark out of 10 according to the instructions in 3 1 e Language award a mark out of 8 for Verbs according to the instructions in 3 2 award a mark out of 12 for Other linguistic features according to the instructions in 3 3 3 1 award a mark out of 10 for Communication Generic mark scheme for Communication Question 3 i There are 5 relevant communication points per question each worth a maximum of 2 marks ii For each relevant communication point use the appropriate numbered tick and place up to 2 of these ticks as close as possible to each relevant communication point in the body of the answer 2 ticks Message clearly communicated Minor errors adjective endings use of prepositions etc are tolerated 1 tick Communication of some meaning is achieved but the message may be ambiguous or incomplete 0 ticks Nothing of worth communicated iii Look for a verb finite or infinitive before awarding a mark for communication See Appendix II for rules on how to decide whether a verb is accurate enough to convey meaning iv Add up the ticks to give a mark out of 10 for Communication Total marks for Communication 10 Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Pa
3. Il faut que j aille chez ma grand m re 2 for communication plus both verbs receive a tick Il faut que je vais chez ma grand m re 2 for communication plus both verbs receive a tick xii Treat the verbs retourner revenir and rentrer as synonyms award 2 communication marks Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 30 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 B QUESTION 2 AND 3 where THE VERB IS APPROPRIATE IN THE MEANING IT CONVEYS but is flawed in the following ways the message is partially conveyed and 1 communication mark will be awarded i The candidate has produced a correct spelling of an inappropriate form part tense of an appropriate verb award 1 communication mark Task where did you go on holiday Candidate writes Je passe les vacances en France Je passons les vacances en France Je pass les vacances en France Je vais passer les vacances en France Je suis passer les vacances en France J irons en France Je allez en France J aille en France Je vas en France All score 1 mark for communication In all these cases passer is an appropriate choice of verb in terms of meaning The task where did you go on holiday requires a past tense or phonetic version of a past tense for 2 communication marks to be awarded these versions do not meet this requirement However in all these case
4. Page 6 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 Misspellings baskette s accept chaucette s accept broisse refuse chausett s accept cape accept chausette s accept casket refuse chausset s accept casquet refuse chasutte s refuse chamise refuse chapaeu accept look alike chauss e refuse another word chapeux refuse chapo accept chausser s refuse chasquette refuse chassure s refuse chemie refuse chasseure s refuse chimese refuse chimise chimize accept chaussuere s accept dent s frise refuse chausure s accept dentifrise accept dents de brosse accept for brosse chossure s accept phonetic dents nettoyeur refuse chosure s refuse impermiable accept Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 7 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 jacket refuse chausseur refuse another word Jaquet accept chausseure s refuse jeupe refuse chausseur s refuse joupe accept chausseuse s refuse kasquette accept lamp de poche accept lunnets de soleil accept medicalements reject monteau accept pantaloon accept passeporte accept look alike passporte accept look alike pul accept sandal s accept shorte accept vest accept Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Total for Question 1 5 marks Page 8 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper
5. iv There are two subjects 0 for communication il j aime 0 for communication Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 34 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 Appendix Ill Note on irrelevant material Note on irrelevant material In the case of a deliberately evasive answer which consists entirely of irrelevant material exploited in defiance of the rubric a score of 0 is given This is extremely rare A genuine attempt to answer the question which fails due to a misunderstanding of the rubric will normally lose Communication marks but will score for Language You should consult your Team Leader See separate document for more detailed guidance on irrelevant material Cambridge International Examinations 2015
6. lists of 4 items 2 marks lists of 5 6 items 3 marks e elle est grande et mince avec les cheveux blonds et les yeux bleus 1 verb therefore treat as list of 4 items place one tick over cheveux blonds third item in list and another tick over yeux bleus fourth item in list e elle est grande Elle est mince Elle a les cheveux blonds 3 verbs therefore each piece of information can score a separate communication mark vi Only reward each piece of information once e elle est super cannot score both as description and reason for liking e elle est super and ses cours sont super can both be rewarded as super describes different nouns e elle aide moi en fran ais and elle aide moi tous les jours can both be rewarded as they each contain a different extra detail en fran ais and tous les jours vii Do not penalise factual errors viii FOR b and c REWARD REASON EVEN IF MAIN CLAUSE IS NOT CLEAR Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 9 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 ix What the candidate writes may not follow the order of the tasks on the question paper this is fine Total marks for Communication 10 Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 10 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 Session specific instructions for Communic
7. Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 2 2 award a mark out of 5 for Lanquage Generic mark scheme for Language Question 2 e Award a mark out of 5 for Language according to the Grade descriptors in the table below see Note on using mark schemes with Grade descriptors last page of mark scheme Grade descriptors for Language Question 2 Straightforward vocabulary and structure The style of writing is basic but reasonably coherent Use of a limited range of verbs generally successful More accuracy than inaccuracy Basic vocabulary and structure Some awareness of verb usage but inconsistent The writing is sufficiently accurate for meaning to be conveyed Very basic vocabulary and structure Little awareness of verb usage e g infinitives regularly used instead of finite verbs Despite regular errors the writing often conveys some meaning A few phrases or short sentences are accurate enough to be comprehensible Very simple sentence structure Disjointed words or short phrases one or two of them accurate enough to be comprehensible One or two disjointed words or short phrases may be recognisable Total marks for Language 5 Consider the whole answer when awarding mark for language Total for Question 2 15 marks Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 14 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper
8. different persons of the verb e Mon fr re pr f re v la natation et ma s ur pr f re no tick le tennis both third person usage e Elle est v f ch ce n est no tick pas amusant both third person usage e Je me suis r veill v et j ai r veill 7v ma m re correct use of a reflexive and non reflexive verb can both be credited Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 25 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 3 3 award a mark out of 12 for Other linguistic features Generic mark scheme for Other linguistic features Question 3 i Award a mark out of 12 for Other linguistic features according to the Grade descriptors in the table below please see Note on using mark schemes with Grade descriptors Appendix l Grade descriptors for Other linguistic features Question 3 11 12 e Uses a wide range of structures effectively produces longer fluent sentences with ease e Highly accurate at this level though not necessarily faultless e Makes effective use of a wide range of vocabulary fully appropriate to the task 9 10 e Attempts a range of structures with a good degree of success e More complex language usually error free e Uses a variety of relevant vocabulary at this level 7 8 e In control of simple structures Varied success with more complex structures e Accuracy is fairly consistent throughout Error
9. question s the candidate has answered NR is populated automatically when you click on Complete Where the candidate attempts more than one of the alternatives in Question 3 scoris will automatically only aggregate the candidate s best result Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 3 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 3 Detailed Mark Scheme SECTION 1 Question 1 Candidates are required to list 8 items in French Read all the items the candidate has listed and award marks as follows NB the pictures provided on the question paper are only suggestions Select the most correct items up to a maximum of 5 Award 1 mark for each correct item up to a maximum of 5 Stop ticking once 5 items have been rewarded On Question 1 award marks for items wherever the candidate has written them If the candidate offers more than one word per line award a mark for each acceptable item e g where candidate has linked two words as in brosse dentifrice 1 tick however brosse et dentifrice candidate intends this as two items 2 ticks Generic mark scheme for Question 1 Mark for communication Tolerate inaccuracies provided the message is clear Ignore definite indefinite article possessive adjective Questionable spellings i Start by referring to sheet of examples in the mark scheme Only refer to ii to v below if no decision on the sp
10. CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education MARK SCHEME for the March 2015 series 0520 FRENCH 0520 42 Paper 4 Writing maximum raw mark 50 This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates to indicate the requirements of the examination It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners meeting before marking began which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for Teachers Cambridge will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the March 2015 series for most Cambridge IGCSE components IGCSE is the registered trademark of Cambridge International Examinations aa CAMBRIDGE k International Examinations Page 2 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 General Marking Notes General Marking Principles Crossing out a If a candidate changes his her mind over an answer and crosses out an attempt award a mark if the final attempt is correct b If a candidate crosses out an answer to a whole question but makes no second attempt at it mark the crossed out work For Ques
11. Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 ii The candidate has produced a phonetic spelling of an inappropriate form part tense of an appropriate verb award 1 communication mark Task is to say what s he enjoyed doing on holiday Candidate writes J aim le tennis 1 for communication phonetic version of the incorrect tense j aime of an appropriate verb J amie le tennis 0 for communication amie is not any form part tense of the verb aimer Task is to say how s he got home Candidate writes Je prennez le bus 1 for communication phonetic version of an incorrect part tense Je prenez of an appropriate verb Je prendais le bus 0 for communication prendais is not any form part tense nor a phonetic version thereof of the verb prendre iii Use of tre as the auxiliary when avoir would be correct award 1 communication mark see also A iii Je suis mang la pomme 1 iv Use of tre instead of avoir in some clearly defined idiomatic phrases award 1 communication mark J tais peur 1 J tais soif 1 J tais faim 1 Elle tait cinq ans 1 no tick for the verb no tick for the verb no tick for the verb no tick for the verb However Elle est les cheveux gris 0 J avais fatigu 0 v Manger nager ranger etc e missing from communication mark nous form and imperfect award 1 Je mangais des pommes 1 n
12. GCSE March 2015 0520 42 Que pensent vos ami e s de votre chambre maintenant For 2 communication marks allow anything sensible could be past or present tense Allow reactions of member of family as well as friend Quand mes amis voient ma chambre ils pensent que c est magnifique 2 Elles ont dit je veux une chambre comme a 2 Refuse candidate s opinion of other people s rooms 2 Pourquoi est ce que votre chambre est importante pour vous Allow any sensible reason expressed in an appropriate tense Accept because it contains things like because it is beautiful because it is big Ma chambre est importante pour moi parce que c est ma chambre 2 2 Fifth communication mark to be awarded flexibly for extra detail given in a statement clause containing a finite verb relating to any of the bullet points Apply the rules for the appropriate task when awarding marks for task 5 2 Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 18 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 e Question 3 c a surprise birthday party continuation of story Do not award marks in any category until after introduction provided on question paper e g after J ai entendu des voix Tick Accept Mark 1 Dites ce que vous avez trouv quand vous tes arriv e chez vous Insist on past tense for 2 communication ma
13. abus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 Voudriez vous tre professeur l avenir Expliquez pourquoi pourquoi pas ACCEPT yes do or no don t or don t know ACCEPT reason why why not even if not clear whether or not that they would like to be a teacher j adore enseigner les tudiants je voudrais un professeur missing element confuses meaning je veux devenir scientifique i e don t want to be a teacher because want to be a scientist accept as a reason for not je voudrais faire un pilote j aime faire pilote too confusing wanting to be a teacher je veux tre comme lui je voudrais devenir ingeneur pilot spellings are sufficiently je voudrais tre medic medique m decine these renderings of clear m decin confuse the message je voudrais commencer fonder un l hopital pour les pauvre je voudrais remercier mon professeur becoming a teacher paying tribute to teacher Negative reasons require pas or equivalent but not ne e cen est jamais ennuyeux ennuyant ce n est ennuyeux e a me passionne pas ne not required for communication ca ne me passionne pas required for communication Je voudrais tre professeur tick3 parce que ce n est pas bien pay Je voudrais tre professeur tick3 parce que je voudrais tre tick3 m decin no reward Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 13
14. articiple when tre is correct award 2 communication marks J ai rest en France 2 marks for However the use of tre when avoir is correct communication 1 communication mark e g Je suis mang la pomme see B iii Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 29 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 vi Errors of accent award 2 communication marks e g i va telephoner 2 il commencais 2 j achete 2 except in the following cases For 2 communication marks insist on the accent on a past participle of er verbs Il a joue 1 for communication as an attempted perfect tense Il jou 1 for communication as an attempted present tense For 2 communication marks insist on an accent when an adjective is also a past participle Il tait fatigue 1 for communication Il tre fatigue 1 for communication Il et fatigue 1 for communication For 2 communication marks tolerate a grave accent for an acute accent Il a jou 2 for communication vii Errors of punctuation award 2 communicati on marks in spite of errors of punctuation Jai fait 2 for communication in spite of missing apostrophe In addition jai fait scores a tick for the verb viii Errors of ellision award 2 communication marks in spite of errors of elision Je aime Je habite 2 for communicat
15. ary but has varied success with more complex structures In such cases you will need to award a mark that takes into account both the strengths and weaknesses of the piece of work To select the most appropriate mark within each set of descriptors use the following guidance e If most of the descriptors fit the piece and after you have considered the band above award the top mark in the band e If there is just enough evidence and you had perhaps been considering the band below award the lowest mark in the band Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 28 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 Appendix Il Communication Rules on how to decide whether a verb is accurate enough to convey meaning Communication an attempt at a verb is required for any communication mark to be awarded for QUESTION 2 candidates score 1 or 0 marks for each piece of relevant information they communicate For a sentence phrase to be considered for the award of a mark for communication the verb must meet or go beyond the criteria outlined in B for QUESTION 3 candidates score 2 1 or 0 marks for communicating each task For the criteria the verb must fulfil in order for a sentence phrase to be considered for the award of 2 marks for communication see A below For the criteria the verb must fulfil for a sentence phrase to be considered for the award of 1 mark for communication see B below whe
16. ask 5 2 e Question 3 b an article about the candidate s bedroom Tick Accept Mark 1 Comment tait votre chambre avant les changements Insist on past tense for 2 communication marks for communication only any past tense is acceptable Ma chambre tait sale 2 Ma chambre tait nulle 2 Je ne pouvais pas rester dans ma chambre 2 i e it was so awful 1 communication mark Avant ma chambre est bleue 1 avant indicates candidate is talking about room before it was changed ma chambre est bleue tc 0 2 D crivez le travail que vous avez fait pour rendre la chambre plus agr able par exemple couleur meubles Insist on past tense for 2 communication marks and look for a change for communication only any past tense is acceptable J ai achet un lit 2 communication marks J ai change la couleur 2 communication marks je change la couleur 1 Also accept for 2 communication marks e j ai d cid de tout changer le mois dernier j ai tout chang dans ma chambre e j ai beaucoup travaill pour rendre la chambre plus agr able beaucoup describes the work done J ai fait les murs en bleu 2 J ai fait les murs avec la couleur bleu 1 1 communication mark a m aide relaxer 1 ca m aide me relaxer 2 communication marks 2 Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 17 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge I
17. ation marks Question 2 mon professeur pr f r If candidates write about several teachers accept Tick Accept Refuse 1 D crivez votre professeur pr f r REWARD any form of description e g anything about the person Name il elle s appelle sappelle sapele sappele s apelle mon professeur pr f r est Monsieur X il appelle Monsieur Bacquet il elle s apple sapple s aplle What they teach e g mon biologie professeur est mon professeur pr f r elle enseigne la g ographie Age e g il est 45 ans refuse il est a 45 tc Appearance ses cheveaux sont blancs Character elle est gentille elle est aimiable elle est cr atrice cr ateur cr ative cr atif il est bon bien elle est geniale a tout les tudiants accept this use of genial elle ne jamais crier mon entreprise professeur est mon professuer pr f r entreprise is not a recognisable subject and renders meaning unclear je professeur pr f re est mon francais professeur elle ensigne la g ographie ensigne is not a recognisable form of the verb enseigner il est a 45 tc need ans il y a 45 ans il habille une chemise elle a gentille il y a gentille elle est amicable elle est cr atice More detail about what they do family background likes dislikes teaching style il donne petit devoir s N B elle est gold medallist et tr s super informatic
18. bordinate clause qu il pleut contains an appropriate verb in the wrong time frame which is awarded 1 communication mark according to the usual rules in addition first verb receives a tick Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 33 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 C QUESTIONS 2 AND 3 award 0 communication marks in the following cases i No attempt at a verb 0 for communication je pied l ecole 0 for communication je promenade mon chien 0 for communication il pluie 0 for communication However je travail l cole in response to Qu est ce que vous faites l cole 2 for communication because travail works phonetically ii The verb attempted delivers a message different from the desired one 0 for communication mon p re a un prof for mon p re est prof 0 for communication jai travaill en Australie for j ai voyag en Australie 0 for communication il pleure for il pleut 0 for communication iii The attempt at the verb is not a part form of an appropriate verb or a phonetic rendition thereof 0 for communication L ann e prochaine j aillait en ville O for communication aillait is not any part of the verb aller Je prendais le bus 0 for communication prendais is not any part of the verb prendre J amie le tennis J alle au cinema Je m apple Carole
19. bs and tre where there must be an accent on the past participle in a compound tense and the absence of such an accent in the present tense e donottick verbs contained in the letter etiquette appropriate beginnings and endings to letters are considered for reward under Other linguistic features Tick No tick Note Je suis 7 J aime v Je aime no tick Je n aime v pas le camping Je ne aime v pas treat as misuse of negative not misuse of verb verb is ticked I est all 7 Il est all e no tick insist on correct agreement Les proffesseurs sont no tick gentils incorrect subject Le voiture s est approch no tick incorrect subject Les nouveau professeurs sont Y gentils Les professeurs is the subject and is correctly spelt The incorrect adjective does not prevent the tick being awarded Les invites sont arriv s v missing accent on noun does not prevent tick being awarded Les invit s sont arrives no tick past participle must have accent for tick to be awarded though grave is tolerated La site que j ai ador v despite wrong gender of noun the verb is correct La site que j ai ador e gender of noun wrong site is not a feminine noun therefore verb should not agree and is not ticked Le site j ai ador v que clauses where the que is missing tick the verb take absence of que i
20. ck No tick Note Viens v Ne touche pas c Interrogative Tick No tick Note Tu viens v Tu viens v question mark not required for mark to be awarded Est ce que 7 tu viens v Comment ca va v Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 23 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 d Infinitive Tick No tick Note Je veux v sortir v Je veut no tick sortir v award tick for any correct dependent infinitive even if main verb is incorrect in the wrong tense I maide no tick pr parer v le repas past tense required by task main verb is in the wrong tense but dependent infinitive is correct and is ticked Je veux v sortier no tick Il a commenc v pleuvoir Y Il a commence no tick pleuvoir v Il a commenc v de pleuvoir no tick J ai essay v de travailler 7 Visiter 7 d autres pays est 7 important Sans h siter Sans h sit no tick Je veux v sortir 7 parce que je veux no tick aller v aux magasins je veux can only score once but different infinitives can each score if correct Apr s tre arriv e v il elle a mang 7 un sandwich Apr s tre sorti no tick il a commenc v pleuvoir v the subject of the perfect infinit
21. elling you have encountered is recorded there ii If in doubt sound it out if you read what the candidate has written does it sound like the correct answer iii Look alike test does what the candidate has written look like the correct answer eg one letter missing but no other word created iv If the first part of the word is correct small errors in what comes next are less likely to impede communication unless they suggest another meaning v Where letters are transposed the word is likely to communicate unless another word has been created Once marking proper starts if there are five clearly acceptable items award marks wherever these are in the list This approach may allow questionable versions to be ignored Refuse all nouns which are repeated and which do not have a separate meaning o pantalon pantalon court award one mark to each item o petit pantalon pantalon gris award one mark for the first pantalon Reject misspelt words which suggest a word with a quite different meaning for example poison for poisson Where nouns are usually plural accept singular and vice versa Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 4 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 Session specific instructions for Question 1 vous partez en vacances 8 choses mettre dans votre valise e Accept any item of clothing formal informal e Accept an
22. ent tense statement e g a tour Eiffel est magnifique Refuse a France est super too general need reference to something specific Refuse j ai fait de la natation no idea that this was something the candidate liked doing 2 Mentionnez une diff rence entre la vie en France et la vie chez vous For 2 communication marks allow any sensible difference in an appropriate tense comparison does not need to be explicit but sense of geographical location must be clear e E g accept il fait chaud en Inde by implication this is a difference e Accept comments on house school etc ma maison est grande tu habites un appartement ta maison tait grande e la vie en France tait amusante la vie en France tait tr s bien 2 Refuse e la vie en France est diff rente does not provide any detail in addition to rubric e la France est super does not imply activity 2 Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 16 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 Pour quelles raisons est ce qu il est important de visiter d autres pays For 2 communication marks allow any sensible reason in an appropriate tense 2 Fifth communication mark to be awarded flexibly for extra detail given in a statement clause containing a finite verb relating to any of the bullet points Apply the rules for the appropriate task when awarding marks for t
23. ge 15 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 Session specific instructions for Communication marks Question 3 Question 3 a email to a friend after visit Tick Accept Mark 1 D crivez votre voyage de retour Insist on past tense for 2 communication marks allow any descriptive detail for communication only any past tense is acceptable E g le voyage tait int ressant le voyage a t long le voyage avait t fatigant E g il y avait un petit probl me 1 communication mark je n aime pas le voyage de retour wrong tense 2 Use of retard tard Mon avion tait tard pour deux heures max 1 for communication Mon avion tait en retard pour deux heures 2 for communication Expliquez ce que vous avez aim faire pendant le s jour en France Insist on past tense for 2 communication marks e g for communication only any past tense is acceptable Reward an activity candidate enjoyed j ai aim la visite au parc d attractions j ai aim visiter le parc d attractions la natation c tait bien Reward an aspect of visit candidate enjoyed a cuisine tait d licieuse la tour Eiffel tait magnifique j ai ador la culture de la France les monuments taient int ressants NB idea of aimer is sometimes conveyed by the use of an adjective such as grand beau int ressant e g tu as une grande maison 1 communication mark Pres
24. ienne award mark for elle est informaticienne Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 11 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 Tick Accept Refuse 2 Pour quelles raisons aimez vous ce professeur et ses cours Accept any reason for liking teacher and or lessons e jel adore elle est mon professeur pr f r e candidates are e if there is no expression of approval i e j aime accept a positive rewarded for reasons not for stating they like a teacher comment about the teacher subject If necessary reallocate a e le fran ais est mon cours pr f re j adore le fran ais positive comment e g il est tr s bien which has been awarded tick1 as tick2 beaucoup de raisons too vague il connait moi elle aide moi reason for liking teacher il est jouer du foot avec moi reason for liking teacher jaime son attitude j aime il attitude do not accept the subject pronoun for the teaching methods possessive adjective jai bonnes notes dans mes cours reason for liking lessons e nous regardons des films reason for liking lessons e parce que je voudrais aller en France les l ves aiment ses cours e les l ves s entendent bien avec lui e Accept negative comments e g les autres profs sont nuls e g les autres cours sont bruyants Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 12 Mark Scheme Syll
25. ion in spite of missing elision Je aime Je habite no tick for the verb as elision has not been made ix Single consonant where there should be double and vice versa award 2 communication marks J appele J apelle J apele J appelle ma m re au t l phone 2 for communication J appelle ma mere au t l phone tick for the verb x In complex sentences reward communication based on the verb in the subordinate clause and reward according to the normal rules it is the information in the subordinate clause which fulfils the task Mon ami a dit qu il avait mal au genou 2 for communication in addition both verbs can receive a tick Mon ami annonce wrong tense qu il avait mal au genou 2 for communication in addition second verb can receive a tick However Mon ami a dit qu il a mal au genou 1 for communication see B viii in addition first verb can receive a tick Mon ami a dit qu il mal au genou 0 for communication no verb in subordinate clause first verb can receive a tick Je pensais que j tais malade 2 for communication in addition both verbs receive a tick However Je pensais qu il pleut 1 for communication see B viii Je pensais que j avais malade 0 for communication see B iv in both cases first verb can receive a tick xi Use of a verb in the indicative where a subj communication marks unctive would be expected award 2
26. ive is not the subject of the main verb Apr s avoir mang je suis sorti v Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 24 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 Ticking forms of the verb in the future is the future tense appro riate to the task Tick No tick Note Nous allons v jouer 7 au tennis in all these cases the future tense is appropriate to the task Je vais 7 regard no tick un on the question paper so both film the finite verb and the infinitive Elle vas no tick arriver v ce are ticked in the normal way soir Je vais no tick aller no tick en task is what did you do last ville weekend Future tense is not appropriate therefore do not tick either verb e Inversion Tick No tick Note a t il dit 7 a t il dis no tick il a dit 7 Viens tu 7 Viens tu v f Participle past or present Tick No tick Note En arrivant v Ayant fini v Une fois arriv 7 g Reward only the first occurrence of a verb e g e J aime 7 la natation J aime no tick aussi le tennis e J aime 7 la natation Je n aime no tick pas le tennis e Dans ma r gion il y a 7 des montagnes et des rivi res Il y a no tick aussi des However e Je pr f re 7 la natation et mon fr re pr f re v le tennis 2
27. l right letters and in right order by same rule yatil also gains a tick Il y a does not score in expressions meaning ago Est ce que v Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 22 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 With negative Tick No tick Note Ils ne jouent pas v tick is awarded for the correct verb the negative is considered lls ne pas jouent 7 for reward in Other linguistic Je ne aime v pas features Sequence of tenses Tick No tick Note Si j avais Y le choix je voudrais v Si j ai eu no tick le choix je voudrais v if sequence is incorrect both verbs cannot be rewarded Quand j ai fini no tick de d jeuner 7 je suis sorti v Quand j avais fini V de d jeuner v je suis sorti v in time clauses the pluperfect must be used for the verb to be rewarded In other cases the perfect is acceptable Single auxiliary with multiple past participles Tick No tick Note Nous avons chant 7 et dans v Nous avons chant tick Nous avons dans tick Correct verb within meaningless statement Tick No tick Note La journ e est 7 longue La journ e est no tick do not reward correct verb in a intelligente meaningless statement b Imperative Ti
28. ndant malheureusement toutefois and conjunctions other than et Subordinate clauses including car parce que qui and que relative pronouns ce qui and ce que Indirect or reported speech il a dit que je pense que Time clauses with quand pendant que etc and si if Appropriate use of politesses in the letter Total mark for Other linguistic features 12 Total for Question 3 30 marks Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 27 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 Appendix I Note on using mark schemes with Grade descriptors It is important that you award marks positively In order to ensure that you reward achievement rather than penalise failure or omissions you should start at the bottom of the mark scheme and work upwards through the descriptors when awarding marks You should adopt a best fit approach You must select the set of descriptors provided in the mark scheme that most closely describes the quality of the work being marked As you work upwards through the mark scheme you will eventually arrive at a set of descriptors that fits the candidate s performance When you reach this point you should always then check the descriptors in the band above to confirm whether or not there is just enough evidence to award a mark in the higher band For example when marking Question 3 you may find that a candidate uses a variety of relevant vocabul
29. nto account when awarding mark for Other linguistic features Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 21 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 With direct and indirect object pronouns Tick No tick Note Je l aime v Je le joue v Je se joue no tick jouer is not a reflexive verb Je lave v les voitures Je me lave no tick les voitures laver should not be used reflexively in this statement Je t ai dit J ai te dit basic verb formation is correct Je les ai achet s v Je les ai achet no tick past participle must agree in number and gender with preceding direct object for verb tick to be awarded With y and en Tick No tick Note J y vais 7 Elle en ach te v Je vais y 7 en voiture correct je vais scores despite incorrect position of y Elle ach te v en correct elle ach te scores despite incorrect position of en Reflexive passive Tick No tick Note Elle s est lev e v Elle est se lev e no tick Elle a t attrap e v Je me lave v7 les mains Je me suis r veill 7 et j ai r veill v ma m re correct use of a reflexive and non reflexive verb can both be credited Impersonal Tick No tick Note C est comique Il y a Y llya v al
30. o tick for the verb Nous nagons apr s l cole 1 no tick for the verb Je mang des pommes 0 vi The following commonly seen inappropriate usages award 1 communication mark Accept for 1 mark il est beau for il fait beau j ai cout un bruit for j ai entendu un bruit c est chaud for il fait chaud j ai fait une promenade l cole for je suis all l cole pied j ai regard un accident for j ai vu un accident Refuse j ai regard pour mon sac for j ai cherch mon Sac vii The following commonly seen mis usages award 1 communication mark il et venu me voir je return e etc accept returner for retourner je s appelle Carole However II m appelle Carole when the candidate is trying to give his her own name 0 as nothing of worth is communicated Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 32 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 viii In complex sentences consider the verb in the subordinate clause when awarding the mark for communication and reward according to the normal rules see also A vii Mon ami a dit qu il a mal au genou 1 for communication il a mal au genou contains an appropriate verb in the wrong time frame which is awarded 1 mark for communication in addition first verb receives a tick Je pensais qu il pleut 1 for communication The su
31. re a verb fits the criteria for C the mark for communication is 0 although some allowances are made for faulty verbs when awarding COMMUNICATION marks see below in order for a verb to score a LANGUAGE tick it must be correct ticks for communication are to be placed just above the end of the qualifying sentence phrase QUESTION 3 ONLY where THE VERB IS APPROPRIATE IN THE MEANING IT CONVEYS AND THE TIME FRAME IS APPROPRIATE 2 communication marks are awarded in the following cases For 2 communication marks accept a Present where a Future context is apparent L an prochain je voyage en France 2 for Je voyage receives a tick for verb communication ii For 2 communication marks accept the use of a Future when a Conditional would be correct and vice versa iii For 2 communication marks accept a phonetic version of the correct time frame J ai passer passez les vacances 2 for Il a commenc joue 1 for communication communication joue is not phonetic Les gens pense pensait que 2 for communication Il a commenc jou 2 for communication iv For 2 communication marks accept the use of any past tense when a past is required even when a different past tense would be grammatically correct or appropriate Allow Perfect Imperfect Pluperfect or Past Historic Ignore inconsistency of the Perfect and Past Historic if it occurs v Use of avoir with a past p
32. rks look for a statement of what the candidate found when s he returned home for communication only any past tense is acceptable e g j ai trouv tous mes amis dans le salon j ai trouv des cadeaux e g ma famille a chant tout le monde tait l e g j ai entendu des voix qui chantaient 2 for communication chantaient also scores tick for verb Look to award tick1 at the beginning of the account once candidate moves to pendant la f te dans la f te look to award tick2 2 Racontez ce qui s est pass pendant la f te Insist on past tense for 2 communication marks look for a statement of what happened during the party for communication only any past tense is acceptable e g singing dancing games food cake May include continuing party at cinema etc 2 Third communication mark to be awarded flexibly for extra detail given in a statement clause containing a finite verb relating to either of the first two bullet points in the question Apply the rules for the appropriate task when awarding marks for task 5 2 Donnez vos r actions ces v nements Expect opinions emotions must be candidate s reactions can occur at any point in the narrative For 2 communication marks look for an appropriate tense Le g teau tait d licieux 2 J tais heureux 2 J tais fatigu excit 2 J tais fatigue excite 1 2 Further reaction
33. s may occur when more ambitious language is attempted e Has sufficient vocabulary to add some interest to the writing 5 6 e Attempts more than basic structures e On balance the work is more accurate than inaccurate e Straightforward vocabulary relevant to the task 3 4 e Reliant on basic structures e Some examples of correct language Meaning usually conveyed e Basic vocabulary 1 2 e A few phrases or short sentences are accurate enough to be comprehensible Very simple sentence structure 0 e One or two disjointed words or short phrases may be recognisable Msubordinate clauses linking words object pronouns comparative adjectives adverbs strong negatives usually error free spelling of common words genders adjectival agreements and basic prepositions are almost always correct Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 26 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 ii Consider the extent to which the following are used correctly and appropriately when assessing the candidate s control of structures Adjectives including possessives and demonstratives Also comparatives and superlatives Object pronouns il m a dit and strong pronouns chez nous etc Negatives A variety of prepositions and adverbs Expressions of quantity Use of du de la des Use of pendant pour du au depuis etc Linking words e g cepe
34. s the candidate has produced an existing part tense form of what is an appropriate verb and therefore 1 communication mark is awarded Ticks are not scored for these verbs Task how did you and your friends react Candidate writes Mes amis est contents J t triste Ils avons pleure All score 1 mark for communication Task what do you want to eat for lunch Candidate writes Je veux mange un sandwich 1 for communication Je veux tick for verb Task what will you do next year Candidate writes L an dernier je voyage en France 1 for communication L an dernier je vais voyager en France 1 for communication L ann e prochaine j allait en ville 1 for communication if the task required a past tense J allait en ville tout court could score 2 for communication as a phonetic rendering of J allais en ville Je voyage verb is not rewarded as there is no future context e g L an prochain Je vais voyager scores 2 ticks for verbs je vais voyager as the task requires a future J allait verb does not receive a tick L ann e prochaine j aille en ville 1 for communication aller is an appropriate verb aille is a form of the verb aller subjunctive L ann e prochaine j aillait en ville O for communication aillait is not any part of the verb aller Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 31 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper
35. tions 2 and 3 if the candidate has written an answer in the space provided for that purpose you should ignore anything written anywhere else unless i there is an indication from the candidate that other material should be considered ii the candidate has continued their answer outside the space provided iii there is no answer in the space provided Annotation used in the Mark Scheme and or Marking a tc tout court and means that on its own the material is not sufficient to score the mark b BOD Benefit of the Doubt and is used to indicate material considered by the Examiner and judged to be more correct than incorrect the benefit of the doubt is given to the candidate and the mark is awarded No response and 0 marks Award NR No Response e If there is nothing written at all in the answer space or e If there is only a comment which does not in any way relate to the question being asked e g can t do or don t know or e If there is only a mark which isn t an attempt at the question e g a dash a question mark Award 0 If there is any attempt that earns no credit This could for example include the candidate copying all or some of the question or any working that does not earn any marks whether crossed out or not Optional questions you must mark all questions attempted by the candidate Where a question has not been attempted then a NR must be entered For Question 3 only after marking the
36. to the events Expect opinions emotions may be candidate s reactions or someone else s reactions can occur at any point in the narrative For 2 communication marks look for an appropriate tense 2 Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 19 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 3 2 award a mark out of 8 for Accurate use of verbs Generic mark scheme for Accurate use of verbs Question 3 i Place a tick above the first occurrence of each correct verb up to a maximum of 18 ticks details of how to award ticks are provided below ii Convert the total number of ticks to a mark out of 8 using the Conversion table below Conversion table for Accurate use of verbs Question 3 Number of ticks Mark 18 8 16 17 7 14 15 6 12 13 5 10 11 4 8 9 3 6 7 2 4 5 1 0 1 2 3 0 Total marks Accurate use of verbs 8 Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 20 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 e How to award ticks for Accurate use of verbs Question 3 a Subject noun or pronoun any finite verb e both subject and verb must be correct for the verb to score a tick e verb must be in the appropriate tense to score a tick e inaccuracies in the use of accents are ignored except for in the case of er ver
37. y toiletries jewellery travel documents accessories electronics sports equipment that might fit in a suitcase e Accept a maximum of 1 food item and 1 drink item accept the generic nourriture as the max 1 food item accept the generic boisson s as the max 1 drink item e Accept words which are not specific eg accept v tement s bijoux papiers in addition to the specific item eg award 1 mark each to v tement s and pantalon HOWEVER see above for how to deal with boissons nourriture etc Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Page 5 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE March 2015 0520 42 e The following are examples Accept any things the candidate could pack in a suitcase to take on holiday Accept Refuse accessories ch teau brusse de dentifrice reward for dentifrice all clothing jacket cartable accept argent sous lamp e not suitcase item demi pantalon refuse bag any kind pantlon jogging yes in dictionary cape pantloon pantalon du sport accept creme error pantolan petit pantalon refuse electronics shampoo sweat shirt accept food drink suit suite sweater accept jewellery telephone accept livre trousseau refuse toiletries travel documents uniforme Cambridge International Examinations 2015
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